thelobby
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posted on June 26, 2005 05:53:57 PM new
My ebay sales are suffering terribly; sounds like most others are not doing well either. We could really use an FLD or a 10 cent fixed price..... i'm ready to go with 3000 items!
meanwhile, i'm gonna try yahoo.... all is free.... price is right.
Who here votes for a FLD or 10cent fixed day on ebay?
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niel35
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posted on June 26, 2005 05:56:15 PM new
I tried to get in Yahoo, what a PITA one stubble block after another. between user name, password, and then security key, it goes on and on. Still trying
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CBlev65252
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posted on June 26, 2005 06:13:32 PM new
eBay is always slow this time of year. People are outside, they're on vacation or saving for vacation. Property taxes are due as well. It's not unexpected. I don't see Yahoo fairing any better.
Cheryl
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sthoemke
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posted on June 26, 2005 07:27:40 PM new
I don't plan to list much on eBay. Even items that should have a high demand, get very little bids until near auction end, because every put the items on their watch list instead of bidding.
I miss the good old days before the watchlisting when you could list items and expect bids soon if there is a demand for a given item.
Now you just hope that at least one of the watchers of an item will remember to make a bid.
I'm tired of high eBay fees for items that sell at supressed prices or don't sell at all.
I'll be listing at Yahoo too, but it will take time for bidders to come back there.
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jake
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posted on June 26, 2005 08:14:10 PM new
Look for a listing sale any day now. Listing counts are at the same level as last year at this time.
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amber
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posted on June 26, 2005 08:58:41 PM new
I am finding that this is a good time of year to go over old files, edit pictures and do a general clean-up of my files. Last week I edited the almost 300 items in my store because I have changed my TOS, it took me 4 days.
I am looking forward to the next "blue light special", I hope it will be a FLD!
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bjboswell
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posted on June 27, 2005 04:02:18 AM new
I AGREE! I AGREE! I AGREE! I AGREE! With all of your thoughts! Its very slow I have bookmarks up the kazoo and I too have been cleaning and "priming the pump" so to speak getting ready for a hoped for FLD or 10cent..... I hope the scuttle butt at the meeting last weekend told them alot of what we all have been saying about sales and ebay fees?? I hope........ In the meantime the housepayment is due next week and I'm listing another pile on Thursday night.. Have a good day all
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buyhigh
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posted on June 27, 2005 09:56:40 AM new
jake: If Ebay was going to offer a real listing sale, wouldn't they have offered it by now since a 3 day July 4 holiday weekend is coming up?
buyhigh
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parkman
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posted on June 27, 2005 10:43:52 AM new
Sure would be nice if they did a 10 cent or even better a fld this week. I am on vacation from my regular job and I could load it up. Guess that is just wishful thinking!!
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buyhigh
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posted on June 27, 2005 11:46:54 AM new
parkman I am afraid so. Might offer a promotion like 50% off on a useless upgrade though.
buyhigh
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buyhigh
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posted on June 27, 2005 12:15:17 PM new
jake: While listing counts may be the same as last year, did you check revenue since listings counts are only part of the picture? Now and ever increasingly there are mutiple ads on each page - even the ones using title search where there are no listings. Then there is the revenue from Paypal - a cash cow that 90% of sellers seem to use. I suspect that Ebay is doing just fine this year.
buyhigh
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jake
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posted on June 27, 2005 01:08:49 PM new
I've noticed in the past that anytime the counts are slipping they run a promo. Last June there was a sale day, but it was earlier in the month on the 10th.
They're tough to predict any more. This year they ran 2 sales in both Feb and March. It would make more sense to run them in the dead periods like summer.
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jake
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posted on June 27, 2005 01:10:25 PM new
buyhigh: They might just run it over the 4th of July to throw everyone off!!
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gina50
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posted on June 27, 2005 01:26:04 PM new
I am still having trouble listing on Yahoo too.
Keep getting error message that I need to verify my credit card, jeeze... I already did that last Friday.
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niel35
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posted on June 27, 2005 03:12:41 PM new
Gina - I am going to call Customer Service tomorrow as I am having problems signing up too.
their no is
408-349-7770 fyi
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gina50
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posted on June 27, 2005 03:56:32 PM new
Please let me know what you find out, thanks for the number!
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amber
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posted on June 27, 2005 04:11:27 PM new
Well, I signed up on Yahoo, got approved etc., and was told I could start selling and bidding. Well, I listed about 6 items and then couldn't find them. I wrote to Yahoo and was told that Canadians cannot sell or buy on the Yahoo site. I wrote back and asked "then why when the application form came up, it said US or Canada, and asked for a zip or postal code". What a waste of time! At least you would think they would let you know up front.
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buyhigh
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posted on June 27, 2005 04:36:40 PM new
jake: Well Ebay is giving a free trial offer of 2 weeks for "picture manager" if you sign up between june 28-30. Does that count?
buyhigh
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vintagepostcardsdotorg
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posted on June 28, 2005 12:34:17 PM new
try an ebay store...very consistent sales, no listing fees to speak of
http://stores.ebay.com/postcardspostcards
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jake
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posted on June 28, 2005 12:38:00 PM new
Nah...that picture thing doesn't count!!!!
There's still hope. Last July there was a 10 cent sale on the 8th.
Ebay store consistent???? I see sales come in clumps...10 one day...nothing for 2 days...etc.
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niel35
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posted on June 28, 2005 12:38:43 PM new
hey Gina - call the number I gave you for Yahoo and she will walk you thru it. I think I am finally signed on and have an auction on too.
They hae to have your user id, passwords, etc to give you a security key and then you have to change that to a security key of your choice
good luck
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